Soldier
31soldier — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. warrior, fighting man. See combatant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. warrior, fighter, fighting man, private, officer, enlisted man, enlisted woman, volunteer, conscript, commando, mercenary, musketeer,… …
32soldier — [13] The etymological idea underlying the word soldier is the ‘pay’ received by mercenary soldiers. It was borrowed from Old French soudier or soldier, a derivative of soulde ‘pay’. This in turn went back to Latin solidus, a term used for an… …
33soldier — [[t]so͟ʊlʤə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ soldiers, soldiering, soldiered N COUNT A soldier is a person who works in an army, especially a person who is not an officer. Phrasal Verbs: soldier on …
34soldier — 1 noun (C) a member of the army of a country, especially someone who is not an officer 2 verb soldier on phrasal verb (I) especially BrE to continue working in spite of difficulties: He doesn t like the job, but he ll soldier on until they can… …
35soldier — noun her daddy was a soldier in the Continental Army soldier on Syn: fighter, trooper, serviceman, servicewoman; warrior; GI; peacekeeper; archaic man at arms …
36soldier — sol•dier [[t]ˈsoʊl dʒər[/t]] n. 1) mil a person engaged in military service 2) cvb mil an enlisted man or woman, as distinguished from a commissioned officer 3) mil a person of military skill or experience 4) a person dedicated to a cause 5) a… …
37soldier — 1. See old soldier. 2. soldier on Persevere in spite of difficulties …
38soldier — see what the soldier said isn’t evidence the first duty of a soldier is obedience old soldiers never die …
39soldier — [13] The etymological idea underlying the word soldier is the ‘pay’ received by mercenary soldiers. It was borrowed from Old French soudier or soldier, a derivative of soulde ‘pay’. This in turn went back to Latin solidus, a term used for an… …
40soldier — I. noun Etymology: Middle English soudeour, from Anglo French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling s worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus Date: 14th century 1. a. one engaged in military service and… …
